Yemen ranks 3,961st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Latina, Lazio, Alcobendas, and Llanelli. Memorable people born in Yemen include Uwais al-Qarani, Malik al-Ashtar, and Miqdad ibn Aswad. Memorable people who died in Yemen include Fayruz al-Daylami. Yemen has been the birth place of many religious figures and companions and the death place of many military personnels. Yemen is located in Yemen.
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. It is located in the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast. It shares maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. Covering 530,000 square kilometres and having a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres, Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutionally stated capital and largest city. The country's population is estimated to be 34.7 million as of 2023. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 585 and 1998, Yemen was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Uwais al-Qarani, Malik al-Ashtar, and Miqdad ibn Aswad. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Yemen including Fayruz al-Daylami.
594 - 657
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1
585 - 658
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 2
589 - 653
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 3
1998 - Present
HPI: 27.30
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Yemen were religious figures (2), companions (1), and writers (1), while most who died were military personnels (1).